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Pheu Thai Dominates Provincial Elections with Bhumjaithai Trailing
Interesting choice of image but it's the reality as we all know. The puppet master is the real PM not his daughter. -
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If you are retired, does it bother you that you will never be a Thai Permanent Resident?
Ah, Belching Bob, sorry; Elvis from Tupelo now, is it? Back once again like a bad butt rash that festers like a Trump tariff, but this time with an extra sprinkle of smugness. My, my, what a journey it’s been. From Bob Smith, the high-flying East End geezer flush with cash, houses and Rolexes, to BarBoy, the hapless, Dorset-born Colin Neville, to Elvis Presley who died on the porcelain throne pinching a loaf, but now the soon-to-be Permanent Resident of the Kingdom. At this rate, mate, your next incarnation might be the big sweaty mango Mussolini who decides to run off to South Africa with Elaine and elope. But let’s break this down, shall we? Here we have Brokeback Bob, the same fella who’s spent the last decade from a barstool on Soi 6/1 moaning about taxi drivers, uncomfortable motorbike seats, rude waitresses, and the outrageous injustices of 7-Eleven pricing, suddenly on the verge of loving it all and securing Permanent Residency. A true inspiration, mate. And there we were, thinking immigration procedures required patience, financial stability, a job, connections, and, you know… a general ability to function in society without throwing a wobbly over bar girls not displaying enough stretch-marks for your own liking. Yet somehow, you, Bob the Moaner, Bob the Menace, Bob the “I’m Leaving for Spain” Smith, has cracked the code. Just a few more hoops to jump through, you say? What are we talking about now? A PowerPoint presentation on the injustices of lukewarm Chang beer? A dramatic monologue about the betrayal of a 600-baht short-time ladyboy special where the bloke laid a death grip on your unit with his anoose? And the best part? The not-so-subtle dig at the “lowly Non-Immigrant” status, as if you haven’t spent your entire Thailand career knee-deep in the very same queue whilst clutching zillions of photocopied passport pages in your paws. Oh, but now that you’re almost in the exclusive club, it’s all about how tedious and beneath you it all is. Classic Bar Booty Bob behavior. But tell us, mate, what happens when Elvis leaves the building again? When the PR dream inevitably crumbles, do we get another farewell speech? Another dramatic flounce off to somewhere like Colombia, Cambodia, or Cucamonga? Or will we be blessed with a new, exciting character, perhaps Bargain Basement Bob, the half-French half-Thai bum-gun aficionado? One thing’s for sure, mate. It’s really great to be alive at the moment. Just knowing you’ll always come back for another cheeky round of Bob's Bareback Buffoonery. -
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O no Canada! Canadians Booing the American anthem at hockey games
Try researching - unbalanced trade etc. fair tax is +25% get it now? -
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Do covid-19 mRNA vaccines cause Turbo-cancers?
So, you have no idea if the person is really a doctor. Are you really that gullable? (no need to answer that question) By the way, being a doctor is no gurantee of being right, especially not if a lot of other doctors disagree. -
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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
Yes and a much higher percentage have absolutely no idea who has the right of way at roundabouts for example. They don't improve, even when you explain it to them. -
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WISE just shut me down!
Could be... With the banks paying 0.1% on checking account deposits, all I kept there was working money and a little emergency money. I wasn't what they called a "whale". BTW, the OP's dilemma is why I always keep a few thousand in cash, just in case. Enough, at least, to get things in order and to head back to the USA to find out WTF.
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